Photoshop

See how Pernille Ørum creates this energetic illustration using flat shapes, simple painting techniques and a lot of bright colours!

I love drawing happy, engaging characters that capture the audience’s attention. It’s the character’s attitude that should convey their personality, rather than their clothes or the things they’re doing. I want to paint a scene with movement, and avoid creating a static image.

For ImagineFX’s cover I want to portray a fun, eye-catching character. The colours, together with the character, are the driving force and deciding how to put them together is a crucial step when you’re being bold in your art. I know the background is going to be bright yellow and so I apply basic colour theory and take things from there. I focus on pinkish and purplish colours to create the tension of complementary colours and gradually build up the piece. Similar to the process I use to build up an image, choosing the right colours can made easier if you step back and think of the big shapes first, and add the details later.